The carriages were making sparkling sounds. A large army was marching towards Yan'an. This army was not moving very fast. The flag with the word "left" in the wind was fluttering in the morning light. Zuo Zongtang arrived in Yan'an six days later than originally scheduled because Yan'an was successfully recaptured. It gave him room for maneuver to arrange the entire war layout.
Zuo Zongtang was good at strategic planning. Although he was surprised by the Ge Laohui's rebellion in Yan'an, he quickly made strategic adjustments and decided to first eliminate this rebel force that was not yet strong. The destructive power of the Han rebellion was even greater than that of the Hui people. The common people's different sense of identity must not let the Qing Dynasty Another Taiping army commander rushed to Yan'an. The Qing army was able to regain Yan'an, a strategically important area, so quickly. Zuo Zongtang felt a stone fall in his heart. Looking at Li Guolou's name on the file, he felt a little warm for the first time. Unexpectedly... The famous escort turned out to be a man who knows military skills
Zuo Zongtang was quite pleased after receiving the news that Liu Jintang and Yu Enhu had divided their forces to guard Lazikou and Minzhou Fucheng. Liu Jintang's strategic vision was of great use in the Qing army's encirclement. From this moment on, Zuo Zongtang cultivated Liu Jintang as his successor.
One thing changes a person's life. Li Guolou does not greedy for credit and does not like to brag. He never mentioned that Lazi's mouth was the hidden danger he discovered. Liu Jintang is a military commander with a thick skin and never mentioned that he snatched Lazi from Li Guolou. The mission at Lazikou ended like this, and he never told the truth about it. The Battle of Lazikou became the starting point of Liu Jintang's glorious life.
Huang Ding and Li Guolou led the officials of Yan'an City ten miles out of the city to greet Zuo Zongtang, the governor of Shaanxi and Gansu. The person following them was Lan Mingtai, the Yan'an patrolman who had just taken office. He was wearing a four-seat uniform. Pingguanfu stood carefully beside him, stroking his carefully groomed three strands of beard and peeking at the expressions of the two officers [
Although Lan Mingtai was born as a swordsman, he was still self-aware. He knew that his official title was not yet secure and dared not stand side by side with Huang Ding. He stepped back half a step from Li Guolou to show his courtesy. What's missing is that Huang Ding was extremely grateful to his benefactor Huang Ding for his proposal for Yan'an security and defense. Huang Ding praised Li Guolou, which made him feel that he had a place to use it. The fact that he was the highest official in Yan'an in the future made him Lan Mingtai stayed up all night, his eyes were red and swollen, he was under too much pressure, and his official position was as big as Cui Wei's. He was determined to wipe out all the Hui guerrillas and bandits in the Yan'an area, and he wanted to dye his crest red with the blood of the enemy.
Lan Mingtai looked for words and asked: "Is there anything special about two adults meeting Marshal Zuo?"
Huang Ding frowned slowly and said: "Well... Marshal Zuo is arrogant. Lan Xundao should be more careful when speaking. If Marshal Zuo doesn't ask you, don't speak."
"Oh, I understand." Lan Mingtai hated the official etiquette of the Qing Dynasty and found it too cumbersome. However, the scenery when people with lower official positions than him met him is still fresh in his memory. When the adults left the yellow land of Yan'an, he was Now I, the King of Heaven, can only endure the suffering, lower my eyebrows and keep my eyes silent.
During the war years, all official music and ritual performances were exempted, but people still had to travel ten miles out of the city to greet each other. Li Guolou had an acquaintance with Zuo Zongtang. On the day when Emperor Tongzhi came into power, Zuo Zongtang and other local officials came to Beijing to congratulate and participate in the state banquet celebration. Although they didn't say a few words, they were not strangers to each other. Such a young official in the court was not a member of the royal family. There was only Li Guo, a newly discovered beauty in the world. Huang Yun, who was covered with dust in the distance of the building, said happily: "Commander Zuo is here. Don't forget to plant willows and elms on Lanxun Road next spring from here to Yan'an City. Don't mess around. The trees planted now are not viable. They are called Zuogong Willow. Remember?"
"Oh, you can't plant anything alive. I understand." Lan Mingtai scratched his head. He didn't know anything about farming and he still had to worry about planting trees. He was an uninterested official. He waved his hand and asked a master behind him to write it down in his notebook. Anyway, Zuo Gongliu was following the commander's instructions. Don’t forget to plant trees for big events in the coming year
The people following Lan Mingtai were Yang Dawazi, Mu San, and Anjie. Among them, Anjie was gloating that his injury was almost healed. Now it was Yang Dawazi who was unlucky, with his head wrapped in a bandage, and his face was pale and sick. Ugly and suspicious
An Jie pretended to be concerned: "Is Yang Da okay? If not, go sit down for a while."
Yang Dawazi is a fine person. If he had the opportunity to get close to Zuo Zongtang, he would not leave at this time. He said without any emotion: "Officer An, don't worry, this little injury is nothing. The last time I got married with an injury, I still managed to get the girls in the evening." Mr. Li is my witness."
Li Guolou turned around with his ears and said: "Yang Da's injury this time is on his head. Please be quiet at night and don't do anything random."
Li Guolou couldn't explain clearly on the day he invaded Yan'an City. Mu San's headquarters still had the old habit of taking advantage of the situation to plunder and collect beauties. He didn't have time to take care of the tricks involved, but the alarm bells needed to sound a few times. The war in Yan'an was over, and all codes of conduct had to be left. On the right track, the "chaos" that happened in Yan'an City was all the work of the Ge Laohui rebels who wanted to distance themselves from the Qing army.
Mu San's head was even better and he immediately heard the overtones of Li Guolou's words and hurriedly confessed: "Two adults, please rest assured that our army is strictly disciplined and treats the common people's crimes. For those who have attacked the granary, we will not blame them for looting the grain. We only ask for it." They returned the weapons and medicine."
"There is still a need for extensive inspections, otherwise there will be trouble in the future. The poor people in the city cannot relax for a moment." How dare Huang Ding let the people of Yan'an City line the streets to welcome Zuo Zongtang. Nowadays, a curfew is imposed in the city. People walking on the streets will be arrested at any time. The Qing patrol team also organized body searches for female members of the patrol team to specifically search those female civilians.
"My subordinates understand that even if they dig deep into the ground, they have to eliminate the factors of instability." Lan Mingtai glared at An Jie fiercely and told him not to cause any more chaos. The officialdom of the Qing Dynasty pays attention to etiquette and order and cannot be "chaotic." Everyone should do their job and hold hands. The notebook stands in the class sequence
An Jie swallowed his anger and limped back to the last seat. He was already a cripple. Although he could retire from the army as a deputy general so that his son could be cute in the future, he could not be an official in the future and his son was too young. He could only rely on Lan Mingtai to protect him. With little business and Yang Dawazi, Mu San has a bright future. Anjie was very disappointed. He looked at Li Guolou's back with all kinds of tastes in his mouth. He hated being crippled by Li Ziying's artillery. He couldn't blame Li Guolou. He only blamed himself for his eyeballs. Why compete with more than a hundred cannons if you have nothing to do?
The yellow dust flying army arrived in an instant. Governor Zuo Zongtang of Shaanxi and Gansu and Admiral Lei Zhengwan of Guyuan. Gansu Inspector Liu Dian came out of the carriage and were introduced by Huang Ding. They greeted each other and exchanged greetings. After a few hot soups and snacks, the procession Heading straight to Yan'an City, this is a simple ceremony. The official etiquette is exquisite. They will also have a banquet and drink three bowls of Jie Feng wine first.
Because Zuo Zongtang was in poor health and suffered from stomach problems for many years, the chariot he was riding in had a single shaft and two wheels. It was a vehicle given by Emperor Tongzhi. The middle carriage was rectangular in shape, one foot high, three feet nine inches high, five minutes wide and eight feet wide. The five-point chariot has a flat plate on the front and rear lattice, wild goose wings and four hanging beaded boards. The two lower shafts are painted in vermilion, each two feet, two feet and nine inches long. The five-minute chariot is decorated with gold-plated copper faucet, tail and dragon scale blades. The red oil elephant is covered with a flat plate made of skin. The lower compartment is surrounded by vermilion lacquered ridges, with twelve bays on each side. The green space is decorated with gold paintings depicting six beasts: lin, lion, rhinoceros, elephant, horse and deer; birds, six luan, phoenix, peacock, redbird and pheasant. , there are fenders on the left and right sides of the crane plate, two through axles, one wheel with eighteen spokes, all of which are made of vermilion paint and gilded copper. The blades are nailed in the wheel. Each center of the wheel is gilded and copper, and the lotus petal wheel is nailed to the pavilion. Six feet, seven inches high, nine points, four pillars, five feet, eight inches long, four points. The sill, nine inches high, is painted vermilion. The front two pillars are made of gold. The left and right doors are two feet and two minutes each. There are vermilion lacquered 槅 fans in front and on the left and right. At the back, there is a vermilion lacquer screen carved with agarwood "color" and gold clouds and dragons. The five pavilions are equipped with vermilion lacquer balconies and soft seats with flowers. Carpets, brocade mattresses and other vermilion lacquer chairs, a backrest carved with agarwood and painted with gold clouds and dragons. The exterior of the pavilion is made of green qi and is edged with vermilion curtains. It has eleven leaves and a circular disk. The top is three feet and one minute with an upturned rosette. The pavilion is divided into green decorations and is covered with gold dowels around the interior. It is supported by a vermilion lacquered kuangbao covered bucket. It has eight roofs and is called a yellow house. The four corners of the roof are hung with green gauze strips, each of which is embroidered with colorful clouds and rising dragons. There are left and right corners in front of the three dong pavilions. There is a word behind the two railings with left and right corner railings, one front and rear railings, a total of twelve columns, each column has carved wood and gilded squatting dragons. It is magnificent and exquisite. It is one level lower than the emperor's jade chariot. It is also the emperor's chariot.
From this, we can see how much the Qing royal family trusted Zuo Zongtang. They gave him a carriage specially designed for the emperor to ride in. Only Zuo Zongtang dared to ride in it, so he was not afraid of being criticized by the court officials for his rebellious intentions. At this time, Zuo Zongtang was loyal to the Qing Dynasty. Moreover, he has been in poor health for several years. The most important thing is that Zuo Zongtang knew how to avoid suspicion. None of his three sons led the army, so the courtiers could not find a valid reason to say bad things about him.
Not long ago, Zuo Zongtang also advised Zeng Guofan to ask his mentor Zeng Guofan not to disband the Hunan Army. He was willing to lead the Chu army to rebel against the Qing Dynasty and help the Han Dynasty. However, Zeng Guofan refused to rebel. Instead, the relationship between him and Zuo Zongtang developed cracks over time. Zuo Zongtang became the governor of Fujian and became an outright loyal minister of the Qing Dynasty [
Zuo Zongtang's carriage was tall and had a commanding view of the mountains. Sitting in the carriage, the little boy turned his head and peeked at the carriage behind him and the behavior of the officials.
Senior officials all had carriages following Zuo Zongtang's carriage. Except for Li Guolou, who rode on horseback, he would not carry the flag for Zuo Zongtang. He followed the carriage very low-key and mingled with a group of Goshiha.
The surrounding flags, streamers, and ceremonial guards are colorful and gorgeous, including fans, peacocks, pheasant tails, and phoenixes.
There are four letter banners, Jiangyin, Leopard Tail, and Dragon Head poles, which are called Jiaoxiao Jiejie Banner, Mingxing Ban Jiaoban, Xingxinghui Banner, Collecting Gong Huaiyuan Banner, Zhenwu Banner, Fuwen Banner, Nayan flags and Jinshan flags are in a group of eight
Large banners: Eight banner banners, twelve feather forest banners, the front phoenix banner, five-color banners with opposite patterns, the densely packed banners can't be seen to the end at a glance
Flag: The patterns are based on auspicious birds such as phoenix, luan, crane, peacock, yellow swan, white pheasant, red bird, insect, vibrating heron, and singing kite. The patterns based on spiritual animals include wandering lin, colorful lion, and white flag. Ze, Duan, red bear, yellow bear, warding off evil spirits, rhinoceros, celestial horse, celestial deer
Others include jings, golden axes, stars, lying melons, standing melons, red stirrups, golden drums, fifes, zhengs, copper horns and other ceremonial and musical ornaments that are so majestic that it is dizzying to see.
The long team marched all the way, and the people were not allowed to get close to the team. The Qing army was strong and majestic. I don’t know who told Zuo Zongtang that Li Guolou was riding behind to hold the line. This made Zuo Zongtang think wrong. Li Guolou would give him face in the future. During the show in the honor guard, I heard that Li Guolou once carried the flag for the empress dowagers of the two palaces. Seeing that the child was teachable, he actually treated him with such sincerity.
"It is said that Li Guolou came to the car and wanted to discuss something." Zuo Zongtang was looking for a confidant who had forgotten his years and regarded Li Guolou as a political ally.